Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1887-06-15
ACROSS THE JAMES.
FINANCE COMMITTEE DIRECTS THE
ISSUE OF 8 PER CENT. B0HDs.
Arrival Of Brick-Making Machinery-Ho
Coupons for Licenses-c Chesterfield
Court-Personal, 90.

At It's meeting last Friday nightthe Man.
chester Council adopted a set OF resolutions
offered by President Perdue as a substitute
for portion OF the report OF the Finance
Committee. and published in saturday.
Dispatch, instructing that committee to
have prepared $50, 600 OF q per cent. bonds
TO be substituted for that amount OF the
city's outstanding per cent. bonds, which
are redeemable the 1st Of september. The
committee met in the Council chamber
Monday afternoon, and directed the Trea-
surer to have the bonds prepared at once.
The new bonds are 10 date from the lst
OF July and TO run for thirty-iour year,,
with the proyis0 that the city can redeem
them II It 30 desires on or after July |, 1897.
Manchester bonds are now selling at cents
above par, and the new 6's Will be placed
on the market at this price. They Will be
signed by Mr. j. X. Perdue. president OF
the Council, Treasurer j. W. Bcoaaugh,
Jr., aud Auditor }. B. Yaden.
Mancbesier's financial condition i now
better than il has been FOR long number OF
years. and her credit Is good. When the :
per cent. bonds have been funded the clty
will have the 81 200 per annum thus saved
10 IaN lUltfNtl OU bDiN, ~ AoNf-
fray other expenses. Negotiations are now
pending between the committee aud a
broker firm OF Richmond by which the
funding will be done. The brokers VIII
pay the cash in redemption OF the PER
cent. bonds where the holders Of them do
not accept the G's and will hold the latter,
the city TO pay interest on them scmi-annu.
ally.
THE SCHOOL BONDS.
The committee took no action on Mr..
Perdue's resolution providing for the issue
Of S17 800 OF 6 per cent bonds for the pur-
pose Of building two new school.hou.es-
one 10 accommodate the white and one the
cOlored scholars Of the city. This matter
will not be considered until the regular
meeting Of the committee prOr 10 the meet
ing Of the Council on the night OF the S.h
OF July.
A member OF the committee in conycrsl-
tIOn with Dispatch reporter yesterday
said that there is no doubt about this resO-
luton being fayorably considered by the
committee and adopted by the Council. An
effort will be made either in the committee
or the Council, and no doubt a successful
one, as the mover Of the resolution has
committed himself TO il, to have the amount
increased to $4,000, as 1t is thought that
two such buildings as are needed cannot be
erected aud properly equipped for less than
this amount.
During the interim between now and the
next meeting OF the School Board other in
formation will be obtained IN addition to
that already at hand concerning the needs
OF the buildings, and 1t il not improbable
that drawings and rough estimates Of cost
will be in hand by then. This dOue the
board can determine and communicate %
the Council exactly what amount VIII De-
necessary TO mCot the requirements OF tn
schools.
Nr. Pordne proposes when the resou-
tion j. adopted 10 advocate the appoinl-
ment Of commi,tCc 20 act IN connection
with q committee from the board under
whose supervision the building shall be-
done. II the resolution is adopted at the
next meeting OF the Council, rs IL almost
10 a certainty will be, and work i begun
at once, the schools, It is thought, can en-
ter the new quarters tins fall. The location
Of the school houses has not yet been de.
termined upon.
PAY YOUR TAXES.
Treasurer BrOuaugh announces that he
is ready to receive The city and school tax
for 1887. Persons paying their city taxes
before July 1T will receive a rebate OF ,
per cent; those paying one half before
July lst and the other hall before NOycm-
ber lSt will receive rebate OF per cent.
on tie first and . per cent. on the second
bali.
BRICK MAKING MACHINES.
The Dispatch a few weeks ago published
an article on the brick business in Mancbes-
ter, in which 1t gave an account Of the
working OF the new brick-making machine
recently introduced in Mr.. Rollins yard,
and announced the fact that Mr.. ". }.
Rcddy had ordered one Just like it anu
MesSrs. BantOn & Jones one OF a different
kind. The one ordered by Mr.. Reddy
arrived yesterday, ana with Il man to
put il up and start 1t to work. This
like Mr.. Rollins. Is pennfeld sOft-mud
machine. made in Willough6y, ohio. II
Vas placed on a wagon and hauled from
the depot in Richmond to Mr.. RedJy',
yard, just below the city, and as soon - i
can be put up it will be operated. Mr..
Rtddy has also provided hi, yard vita
botn stationary and portable pallets Ike
those described in the former article re.
ferrod to. These are fast succeeding the
old practice Of drying the bricks on The
ground.
MCssrs. Bllnton X Jones have not yet
received their machines, but VIII very
soon. Trey already have a machine for
grinding the clay into mortar, and 0aly
need the additional apparatus required t1
mould this INTO bricks. Mr.. kapD, OF
Richmond, who hss a large yard in Rock
eits, has purchased machine like those
mentioned above, and it's thought that by
neXtsea no bricks will be made either
i'm Manchester or Richmond except by
Stock as well as rough brick
can he made thus. By IN. Use Oi these
machines t1cIe IS "A great saving OF Labor
and expene, aud II j. claimed that the
bricks are more compact, closer pressed,
aBG betier.
CHESTERFIELD COUNTY COURT.
Tie Chesterfield County Court was er-
gagged Yesterday trying tue case OF white
man named Bishop, living iu>t outsids 10"
corporate limits VI Manchester, charged
= ith outrageous assault upon a cOlOret
wCm0n. Much interest was felt 10 the
east, and there were seyera, witnesses
Il ON this city. 1t could not be learned
whether the trial WAS concluded last night
or not.
On Monday the grand jury brought in
several indictments, one against a young
man charged with shooting another. The
COmmonwealth's attorney, being satisfied
that the accused was not guilty OF commit
ting the act with ielolious intent, entered
a nOhe prOSeqld.
All OF the newIy.elected county officers
qualified, and those required - give bond
aid 80.
NO COUPONS.
Anumber OF liquor-hceuses were granted,
also other licenses for the transaction OF
business. There was but one tender OF
coupons, aud these were subsequently
" withdrawn and the money paid. The gen.
ileman who rendered these, Mr.. Lucke.
lives at Bon Air, and owns 81 800 OF the
States bonds. from which the coupon.
were cut. He did not have the bonds at
court with him. After he had made the
tender and il had been refused he sought
he counsel OF practical Businessman,
who advised him to pay In money rather
han be subjected TO the trouble and worry
which the use OF coupons would entail
lnon him. Another gentleman started or
,ame 10 Richmond to procure coupons, but
was met by The same gentleman with whom
Mr.. Lucke consulted. aud with the same
result.
PERSONALS AND BRIEFS.
Rev. William II. Christian, OF the Cen.
raj Methodist church, left yesterday morn
ng for Ashland to attend the commence
M nt M Randolnh. Macon t,olleOp He IL